MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (Venue Partner)
11 W 53rd St
212.708.9400
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Mika Rottenberg, Mary's Cherries (still), Courtesy MoMA, © Mika Rottenberg
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Tuesday July 1, 2008 (7pm)
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$8 / $6 advance
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To cast her films, Israeli video and installation artist Mika Rottenberg trolls the Internet. In Mary's Cherries (2004), three female fantasy wrestlers form a blue-collar production line, turning red fingernails into maraschino cherries. Cheese (2007) was inspired by a woman who calls herself Lady Grace and keeps her hair longer than she is tall. In the film, a family of Shaker-like women live with goats and "milk" their hair. Rottenberg once described her work as a play on the "creepy" idea of the body as a territory from which we extract value. Tonight, Rottenberg discusses her work. A cocktail reception follows, featuring DJ Well Revered.
